Hey guys quick question here. Ive had a betta for about 3 months now and he seems to be doing good. I feed him 2 floating pellets a day.(one in the morning and one at night). Anyways i talked to a lady that had a betta and she fed hers like 6 pellets a day. Am i underfeeding or is she overfeeding?
feeding bettas
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How big is a pellet?
Well, if your betta can still eat after that pellet, try to give him more. The general rule is feeding as much as your fish can eat in 3 minutes, but the betta might gorge himself. Just see how much he can eat by increasing the amount of food you give each day until you find a satisfactory amount.
Well, if your betta can still eat after that pellet, try to give him more. The general rule is feeding as much as your fish can eat in 3 minutes, but the betta might gorge himself. Just see how much he can eat by increasing the amount of food you give each day until you find a satisfactory amount.
I have a question. I have had my betta for about 4 days now and he doesnt eat right away. I put the pellets in there and about 30 min later he might start nibbling at them. Will he start eating better since he is still new? Also the pellets seem big for him, like I dont think he can just swallow them up.
i have the larger pellets as well, and mine takes one in his mouth and spits out half, then eats the rest. Your betta may be a little afraid of the new environment give it a week or two and make sure the betta is eating something. Also, you can get smaller pellets for bettas, i would suggest flakes imo.
Bettas can be picky eaters and their stomachs are only about as big as their eye. I feed mine 2 betta bio-gold pellets twice a day. Some are more prone to constipation if overfed than others. I always figure less is better than more.
Mine get a few pellets for breakfast and a handfed bloodworm for dinner. Sundays they get a bit of frozen pea and on special occasions, a brine shrimp.